Charities verified through IRS Form 990

Organisations whose evidence is an IRS Form 990 — the annual return every US 501(c)(3) must file — served from ProPublica's mirror of the IRS release.

• Compassion International — Faith-based one-to-one child sponsorship in 25+ countries
• Conservation International — Science-driven biodiversity conservation in 30+ countries
• Cool Effect — Verified carbon-offset marketplace — vets each project's quality before it's sold to donors.
• Coral Restoration Foundation — Largest reef-restoration organisation in the world
• Creative Commons — Non-profit stewarding the Creative Commons licences — open-knowledge infrastructure for the web.
• Crisis Text Line — 24/7 free text-based mental-health crisis support
• Crohn's & Colitis Foundation — Largest US IBD-focused charity — research, patient education, advocacy.
• CURE International — Free pediatric surgery in low-income countries
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation — Funded the venture-philanthropy R&D pipeline that produced Trikafta (CF therapy).
• DAV Charitable Service Trust — Funds programs for ill and injured American veterans across all eras.
• Defenders of Wildlife — Protects native wild animals and their habitats in North America
• Direct Relief — Delivers donated medical aid worldwide during disasters
• DonorsChoose — Funds classroom projects for US public-school teachers
• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund — Civil-rights law firm advancing the rights of people with disabilities
• Earth Island Institute — Fiscal sponsor and incubator for environmental projects
• Earthjustice — Public-interest environmental law firm — litigation only
• EarthRights International — Combines law, advocacy and organising for earth and human rights
• Earthwatch Institute — Citizen-science-driven field conservation — volunteers join scientists on research expeditions worldwide.
• Earthworks — Protects communities from mining and oil & gas impacts
• Easterseals — Disability services and supports across all stages of life
• Environmental Defense Fund — Science-driven environmental policy and market-based solutions
• Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) — Digital civil-liberties non-profit — privacy, free speech, encryption rights litigation.
• Enterprise Community Partners — Builds and preserves affordable homes; invests in low-income communities
• Epilepsy Foundation — National US epilepsy charity — 24/7 helpline, research grants, seizure-first-aid training.
• Equality Now — Legal advocacy to end violence and discrimination against women & girls
• Evidence Action — Scales evidence-based health and poverty programs
• Family Equality — Advances equality for LGBTQ+ families through advocacy, education and community.
• Feeding America — Largest US hunger-relief organisation — 200+ food banks nationwide
• FINCA International — Microfinance for low-income entrepreneurs in 20 countries
• First Book — Provides free and low-cost books to educators serving children in low-income communities.
• First Nations Development Institute — Native-led economic development across Native American communities
• Fisher House Foundation — Free lodging for military and veteran families near hospitals
• Fistula Foundation — Funds free surgery for women living with obstetric fistula
• 5 Gyres Institute — Science-based fight against ocean plastic pollution
• Folds of Honor — Education scholarships for spouses and children of fallen and disabled US military.
• Founders Pledge — Helps founders pledge a share of exits to effective causes
• Friends of Animals — US animal-rights org running a low-cost spay/neuter program + wildlife legal advocacy.
• Friends of the Earth (US) — Environmental advocacy on climate and corporate accountability
• Futures Without Violence — Health, justice and education programs to end gender-based violence in the US and globally.
• Galapagos Conservancy — Sole US 501(c)(3) dedicated to protecting the Galápagos
• GiveDirectly — Cash transfers to people living in extreme poverty
• GiveWell (The Clear Fund) — Independent research finding the best giving opportunities
• GLAAD — LGBTQ media advocacy organisation in the US
• Global Fund for Women — Public foundation funding women's-rights movements in ~175 countries — flexible, trust-based grants.
• GLSEN — Creates safer K-12 schools for LGBTQ+ students through research, policy and student-led GSAs.
• Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) — World's first HIV/AIDS service organisation — NYC-area frontline care + national advocacy.
• Good360 — Largest US in-kind goods distributor for non-profits — diverts surplus merchandise from retailers.
• Greater Good Charities — Funds animal-welfare and humanitarian projects worldwide
• Habitat for Humanity International — Builds affordable housing in partnership with families
• Heifer International — Lifts farming families out of poverty via livestock
• Helen Keller International — Vitamin A supplements and child-nutrition programs
• HelpAge USA — US 501(c)(3) for the global rights and well-being of older people
• HIAS — Jewish humanitarian agency providing protection to refugees worldwide
• Hispanic Federation — NYC-area Latino civil-rights and community-based grant-making — also Puerto Rico-Maria response.
• Hope For The Warriors — Recovery and reintegration support for US service members and families
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation — Education and research arm of the largest US LGBTQ+ rights org
• Human Rights Watch — Investigates and exposes human-rights abuses worldwide
• Humane Society of the United States — National animal-welfare advocacy and rescue
• Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America — Advocacy and direct services for post-9/11 veterans — VA reform, mental health, women veterans.
• International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) — Rescues animals and protects habitats in 40+ countries